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canvas

/ˈkæn.vəs/

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noun

Toile, canevas

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

Examples :

"The artist used a large canvas for her painting. "

L'artiste a utilisé une grande toile pour sa peinture.

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noun

Toile

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

Examples :

"The artist used a large canvas to paint a picture of her family. "

L'artiste a utilisé une grande toile pour peindre un tableau de sa famille.

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noun

Toile, support

A basis for creative work.

Examples :

"The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies."

L'auteur prend la vie rurale du Midwest comme support pour une série d'études de personnages étroitement liées.

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noun

Surface de rendu, zone de dessin

A region on which graphics can be rendered.

Examples :

"The artist used a large canvas to paint a picture of her family. "

L'artiste a utilisé une grande surface de rendu pour peindre un tableau de sa famille.

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noun

Voiles

Sails in general.

Examples :

"The sailboat's canvas billowed in the strong wind. "

Les voiles du voilier se gonflaient dans le vent fort.

nautical sailing material

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noun

Tente

Examples :

"He spent the night under canvas."

Il a passé la nuit sous la tente.

material building

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noun

Tableau, peinture

A painting, or a picture on canvas.

Examples :

"The artist used a large canvas to paint a picture of her family. "

L'artiste a utilisé une grande toile pour peindre un tableau de sa famille.

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noun

Ébauche, canevas

A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.

Examples :

"The poet used a canvas to work out the rhythm and rhyme scheme for his new poem. "

Le poète a utilisé une ébauche pour travailler le rythme et la rime de son nouveau poème.

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noun verb

Faire du porte-à-porte

Alternative spelling of canvass.

Examples :

"The political candidate's team went door-to-door to canvas for votes. "

L'équipe du candidat politique a fait du porte-à-porte pour faire campagne.

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verb

Toiler, couvrir de toile

To cover an area or object with canvas.

Examples :

"The carpenter canvassed the entire workbench with a sturdy sheet of canvas. "

Le charpentier a toilé tout l'établi avec une solide bâche.

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Sonder, solliciter

Alternative spelling of canvass.

Examples :

"The student had to canvas the opinions of classmates before choosing a project topic. "

L'étudiant a dû sonder les opinions de ses camarades de classe avant de choisir un sujet de projet.